Patents by Inventor Dean Moody

Dean Moody has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Novelty baton for spectators
    Patent number: 7367148
    Abstract: A baton includes an elongated flexible resilient member having a wand portion extending from a handle formed at a first end of the member and divided into two separate elongated half sections substantially longitudinally bisecting the wand portion and the handle. The two half sections may be releasably mounted to one another to form the baton.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 3, 2005
    Date of Patent: May 6, 2008
    Inventor: William Dean Moody
  • Thermostable xylanases
    Patent number: 6083733
    Abstract: The present invention discloses enzymes having xylanase activity. The xylanases are characterized in that they are active at a temperature of 80.degree. C. or higher. The enzymes are obtainable from anaerobic thermophilic bacteria. The enzymes are suited for use in paper and pulp production processes. The invention also describes cloning and expression of genes having xylanase activity obtained from the deposited strains.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: February 5, 1997
    Date of Patent: July 4, 2000
    Assignee: Gist-brocades B.V.
    Inventors: Vidar Gronberg, Simon Forster, Dean Moody, Diane P. Williams, Sara Iverson, Roberta Lee Farrell, Peter Leonard Bergquist, McIver Daniel, Hugh William Morgan, Wilhelmus Johannes Quax, Margareta Adriana Herweijer, Brian Edward Jones